Exit this survey 2016 Physician Advisor Benchmarking Report Question Title * 1. Does your CDI program employ a physician advisor(s)? Yes No Don’t know Question Title * 2. What is your CDI program's reporting structure? We report to the chief financial officer We report to the chief medical officer We report to the chief nursing officer We report to the HIM director We report to the case management director We report to the director of quality We are a stand alone department Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. What is your role in the CDI program at your facility? CDI specialist (responsible for ongoing concurrent record reviews) CDI manager/director CDI lead CDI educator CDI auditor CDI preceptor Physician advisor Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. If you are the physician advisor at your facility which of the following best represents you? Physician Advisor (MD or DO) Physician Advisor (NP or PA) Physician Advisor (FMG) Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. If you are the physician advisor at your facility which of the following best represents your area of clinical concentration? Medicine primary Medicine hospitalist Emergency Pediatrics Medicine all other specialties Surgery general Surgery all other specialties Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. If you are the physician advisor at your facility which of the following best represents any additional professional roles you play? Clinical practice only Leadership (e.g., hospital director, service line chief, etc.) Executive hospital administration (e.g., CMO, VP, VPMA, chief of staff, etc.) Residency director Academic appointment Quality Direct research Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. If you are the physician advisor for your CDI program please list any additional committee or reporting obligations you may have. Question Title * 8. If you are the physician advisor for your CDI program please indicate any other relevant degrees or certifications you hold. MBA MHA RHIT/RHIA CPC FACP CCDS CDIP Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. How long has your CDI program had a physician advisor involved/employed? Less than 1 year 1-2 years 3-4 years 5-6 years 7-8 years More than 8 years Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. How many physician advisors does your facility employ? 1 part-time staff member 1 full-time staff member Multiple part-time staff 2-5 full-time staff 6-10 full-time staff Our CDI team is entirely comprised of physicians Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. Please rate the effectiveness of your physician advisor(s). He/she is an indispensable part of the team Very beneficial Moderately effective Ineffective Question Title * 12. What criteria does your facility use to evaluate its physician advisor(s) effectiveness? Question Title * 13. How many hours per week is your physician advisor dedicated to CDI related efforts? 1-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 31-39 Full time (40) More than 40 Question Title * 14. Does your physician advisor also serve as physician advisor to any of the following additional departments? (Check all that apply.) Case management Utilization review Quality assurance HIM/coding I don’t know Other (please list) Question Title * 15. How is your physician advisor compensated? Part time salaried Full time salaried On an hourly basis With a stipend Per case reviewed I don’t know Other Question Title * 16. If salaried, what is the salary range of your physician advisor(s)? Up to $99,999 $100,000-$150,000 $150,001-$200,000 $200,001-$250,000 $250,001-$300,000 More than $300,000 Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 17. Did your physician advisor receive CDI specific training? Yes No I don't know Other, please specify Question Title * 18. Did your physician advisor receive specific coding training? Yes No I don't know Other, please specify Question Title * 19. Is your physician advisor currently: In active private practice Part-time in a medical practice Retired from medical practice On staff as a hospitalist/other I don’t know Other, please specify Question Title * 20. What are your physician advisor’s responsibilities? (Check all that apply.) Helping to “close” outstanding physician queries Helping to draft compliant/effective queries Querying physicians on a concurrent or retrospective basis Offering coding/query suggestions to CDI/coding staff Providing pre-/post bill clinical documentation support Assisting with auditor appeals/drafting appeals letters Reviewing charts for medical necessity of inpatient admissions Providing documentation/clinical education to CDI and coding staff Assisting CDI staff with presenting documentation improvement education to physicians Disciplining non-compliant physicians Other (please explain) Question Title * 21. What is the average referral rate of cases to your CDI physician advisor for review (% of total reviews)? 1-5% 6-10% 11-15% 16-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% Greater than 50% Don't know Our physician advisor(s) doesn’t review records Question Title * 22. Does your CDI program have an escalation policy in place? Yes No Don't know Question Title * 23. If your CDI program has an escalation policy in place, what role does your physician advisor play? Helps the CDI staff determine whether escalation is warranted Handles the escalation and communicates with the errant physician Works with the CDI/HIM director on resolutions Communicates escalation matters to the appropriate medical staff leadership Other (please specify) Question Title * 24. Is your physician advisor a member of ACDIS? Yes No I don't know Question Title * 25. 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